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ORIGINAL SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE 

ERECTED 1729 

NOW THE MUSEUM OF THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL 

SOC I ETY 



LOAN EXHIBITION 



OF 



Antiques and Heirlooms 

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE 

Newport Historical Society 

August 22, 23, and 24, 
1911 

NEWPORT - - RHODE ISLAND 



MERCURY PUBUISHING COMPANY 
NEWPORT. R. I. 






NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

Incorporated 1 854 



Hamilton B. Tompkins, 
W. Watts Sherman, 
Daniel B. Fearing, 
Robert S. Franklin, 
George H. Richardson, 
William S. Sherman, 
Edith May Tilley, 
Edwin P. Robinson, 



President 

Vice President 

Vice President 

Recording Secretary 

Corresponding Secretary 

Treasurer 

Librarian 

Curator of Coins and Medals 



Gift 
ThB Society 
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THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL. SOCIETY 
was organized in 1853 " for the purpose of 
collecting, publishing and doing whatever they 
may think proper that may tend to preserve the 
history of any portion of the United States, espec- 
ially of this State." 

In 1884, the Society purchased the Seventh 
Day Baptist Meeting House, then standing on 
Barney street, and three years later removed it to 
its present location on Touro street. 

This building was erected in 1729, by the Sev- 
enth Day Baptist Society, the earliest congregation 
of that denomination in America. It was occupied 
by that Society until about 1839, and later by 
other religious societies. The original square pews 
(of which there were fourteen on the first floor), 
were removed in 1840, and modern slips intro- 
duced. The pulpit, from which Rev. John Cal- 
lender delivered his historical sermon in 1738, the 
pulpit stairs, galleries, piers and panelling remain 
as originally built. The clock, made in 1731 by 
William Claggett, a Newport clockmaker, is still 
in good order, and the communion service used in 
this church is displayed near the pulpit. There 
is a tradition that when the British took possession 
of Newport in 1776, and desecrated nearly all the 
houses of worship, this building was spared through 
respect for the decalogue on the wall back of the 
pulpit . 

In 1903 the brick building was erected for a 
library, in which the Society keeps its valuable col- 
lection of books, manuscripts, records and news- 



papers. The city of Newport has placed in the 
care of the Society the early records of the town, 
previous to 1780, and many of the early church 
records of Newport are in the vaults for safekeep- 
ing. 

The buildings are open daily, from 10 a. m. to 
4 p. m., Saturdays until i p. m. 

In order to increase the income and enable 
the Society to care for the collections and make 
them available, it is desired to increase the mem- 
bership, the dues and fees of which are as follows : 

Life membership . . $50 

Sustaining membership . 10 per year 

Annual " . 2 " " 

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CATALOGUE. 



Loaned by Mrs. Sarah K. Birckhead: 

1 Photograph from portrait of Dr. William 

Hunter, of Edinburgh, Scotland, with an 
original ticket to his anatomical lectures in 
1756 ; first ever given in this country. 

Loaned by Miss Bray ton: 

2 Old silver spoons. 

Loaned by Hiram Burlingham: 

3 Collection of miniatures. 

Loaned by Mrs. James Stewart: 

4 Fire screen. 

5 Old prints. 

Loaned by Mrs. Richard C. Derby: 

6 Miniature of Jane Stuart, by a pupil of Mal- 

bone. 

Loaned by Rev. George V. Dickey: 

7 Silver spoon, made in Plymouth, Mass., 1783. 

Loaned by Mrs. Theodore K. Gibbs: 

8 Needle case of calico — made for use of officer 

in Indian War 1784. 

9 Three caps, of period about 1800. 



10 Fancy bead bag, 1830. 

11 Pair shirt ruffles made about 1800. 

12 Wedding pin cushion, 1774. 

13 The United States Chronicle, date May 5, 

1785, containing Treaty France-United 

States. 

14 Supplement Newport Mercury, May 29, 1784, 

containing " An Act to Incorporate town of 
Newport into a City". 

15 Herald of the United States, March 19th, 

1796, containing advertisement " Newport 
Long Wharf, Hotel & Public School Lot- 
tery " signed by George Gibbs and George 
Champlin, Managers. 

Loaned by Mrs. Howard S. Graham : 

16 Collection of letters and autographs. 

Loaned by Miss Mary E., Hazard: 

17 Dolls' house, made about sixty years ago, by 

Miss Mary E. Hazard, who was at that time 
an invalid, confined to her bed. 

18 Flax wheel marked N. E., supposed to have 

belonged to the Easton family of Newport. 

Loaned by Mrs. Charles B. Hillhouse: 

19 Plate used by LaFayette during his visit to 

America. 

Loaned by John Kazanjian: 

20 Japanese bronze elephant. 

21 Persian silver dagger. 

22 Chinese platter. 



Loaned by John M. Wiseman: 

23 Portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry, by Peale. 

24 Picture Old Stone Mill, Newport, by Peale. 

Loaned by George E. Vernon & Co. : 

25 Oil painting of a girl, by Wm. Morris Hunt. 

26 Queen Anne low boy and looking glass. 

27 Looking glass with No. 5 engine at top, 

28 Early American candlesticks. 

29 Lowistoft punch bowl. 

30 Washington on horse, carved out of wood. 

Loaned by Rev. Roderick Terry: 

31 Newport documents. 

32 The autographs of forty-eight of the signers 

of the Declaration of Independence. 

;^;^ Fac-simile of original rough draft of the Dec- 
laration of Independence by Thomas Jeffer- 
son. 

Loaned by Miss Elizabeth B. Smith: 

34 Old spoon, one of six mentioned 1765 in will 

of Benjamin Smith, of Jamaica, L. I. 

35 Cup and saucer from set belonging to Phebe 

Vose Tillinghast, who married John Irish. 

36 Old knife and fork from the Bowen family. 

Loaned by Edgar Richards: 

37 A bronze statuette of Patrick Henry. 

38 A photograph copy of Stuart's portrait of 

Rufus King, who was on the staff of Gov. 
Greene of Rhode Island. 

39 A photograph copy of Mrs. Rufus King's por- 

trait. 



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Loaned by Miss Mary A. Sayer: 

40 Portraits of Mr. and Mrs, Watmough, Hope 

Lodge, Philadelphia, about 1800. 

41 Miniature of John Bannister, 1767. 

42 Miniature of Silas Dean, about 1815. . 

43 Engraving of Bishop Griswold, first bishop of 

Rhode Island. 

44 Embroidery by Alice Hermione Pelham Ban- 

nister. 

Loaned by Mrs. Thomas A. Lawton: 

45 Collection of silhouettes, Duke of Welling- 

ton, etc. 

46 Silver tankard made in Newport, by S. Ver- 

non, about 1720. 

47 Old wills relating to tankard. 

48 Letter of John Adams, 1786. 

49 Silver porringer made by S. Vernon, of New- 

port, for Daniel and Mary Gould, the first 
Quaker preachers in the State of Rhode 
Island and Providence Plantations. (Mary 
Gould was Governor Clarke's daughter. ) 

50 Silver porringer belonging to the great-grand- 

mother of Mrs. Lawton. 

51 Old china bowl bequeathed to the eldest 

daughter for six generations. 

52 Old Staffordshire figures. 

53 Samplers from 1689 to 1823. 

54 Collection of miniatures. 

55 Old English lace bobbins from Zucking, 

Hampshire, England. 

56 Lace sleeves and veil. 




A CORNER OF THE MUSEUM OF THE NEWPORT 
HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



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57 Old watches and jewelry. 

58 Old engraving. 

59 Pictures made of hair and silk. 

60 Pin cushion, 1798. 

61 Earrings belonging to Mary Washington. 

Loaned by Thomas A, Lawton: 

62 Collection of pewter. 

63 Pipe lighter. 

64 Silver plated snuffers and tray. 

65 Pistol tinder box. 

66 Porringer made by Samuel Casey of Newport, 

1750- 

67 Pictures painted by Jane Stuart. 

Loaned by Miss Annie Lawton: 

68 Roger Williams' daughter's chair. 

69 Shaving stand. 

70 Cover for pin cushion. 

71 Tray and snuffers. 

72 Pewter sugar bowl. 

73 Blue china sugar bowl. 

74 I^ace from Jane Stuart's night cap. 

75 Bead bag. 

76 Reward of merits. 
']'] Spoon. 

78 Snuff box, 1787. 

79 Small book made from the Liberty Tree. 

80 Two tea-pots. 



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Old books. 

82 Pewter. 

Loaned by Mrs. Charles R. Thomas: 

83 A roll of papyrus believed to be the Book of 

Genesis, written in Hebrew characters. 

Loaned by Miss Stoddard: 

84 Bead bag. 

85 Two lace caps. 

86 Lace for head dress. 

87 Spoon for baby's bottle. 

88 Silk dress. 

89 Calash. 

90 Three pitchers. 

91 Pewter tea-pot. 

92 Wedgewood sugar bowl. 

93 Wedgewood pitcher. 

94 Part of tea set. 

95 Two candlesticks. 

96 Hair bracelet. 

Loaned by Miss Newton: 

97 Two Staffordshire figures. 

98 Small set of china. 

99 Blue china. 

Loaned by Miss Mary E. Powel: 

100 Pewter tea service. 

loi Silhouette. A gentleman of Newport. 

102 Print (1785) Lord Percy, commander-in- 
chief for six months of British in Newport. 



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103 Print. Captain James Cook, R. N., the 

discoverer, framed in wood of the En- 
deavour. This vessel was finally broken 
up at Cahoone's wharf, Newport. 

104 Two (loaf) sugar nippers. 

105 Part of the ship tea set described by General 

Van Zandt in his Newport ballad of the 
little " old woman " or " grey lady." 

106 Tiny jug used by " the little grey lady " to 

fill her lamp. 

107 Milk pitcher and covered sugar bowl, Eng- 

lish Lowestoft. 

108 Custard cup so called " Chinese Lowestoft." 

109 Covered jar recovered by the diver of the U. 

S. S. "Lancaster" in 1866, from the 
Dutch East Indiaman "Haarlem" sunk 
by a gale in Table Bay, South Africa, 
May 16, 1688. 

no A society's badge, English porcelain. 

111 Tile marked Sadler, Liverpool, from an old 

house in Newport. 

112 Twelve mirror knobs and two picture nails 

from ancient dwellings in Newport. 

113 Pair silver shoe buckles worn in Newport. 

114 Chased sugar tongs. 

115 Two porringers, a ladle and six spoons, 

made by silversmiths in Newport (marked) 
T. Arnold, S. Casey, T. Clarke, W. 
Hookey, N. Geffroy, W. Cornell, W. S. 
Nichols, B. H. Tisdale, about 1724 to 
1850. 



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Loaned by Mrs. C. L. F. Robinson: 

ii6 Collection of old silver ware and relics be- 
longing to the Bull family. 

Loaned by Miss Georgianna G. King: 

117 Paintings of two Indian chiefs, by Charles 

B. King, Washington, about 1728. 

Loaned by Mrs. Edward Peckham : 

118 Embroidered wallet, marked "John Stevens 

1774." 

Loaned by Mrs. Anna Jones : 

119 Silver spoons brought from England by John 

and Hannah Clarke of the Newport Clarke 
family. About 200 years old. 

120 Breadths of tapestry dress, originally white, 

worn by Mrs. Mary (Babcock) Clarke of 
South Co., R. I., at the Washington 
Inaugural ball. New York city, 1781. 

Loaned by Miss Agnes Storer : 

121 Collection of autographs. 

Loaned by Mrs. Edward T. Potter: 

122 Deed from Miantonomoh to Robert Potter, 

dated January 12, 1642. 

Loaned by George H. Richardson : 

123 " Tailor turned Sportsman," print, 1753. 

124 " Pomona," engraving, by Bartolozzi, about 

1800. 

125 Snuff box, painted in West Indies, 1730. 



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126 Shoe buckles and knee buckles worn by 

Thomas Hornsby, 1776. 

127 Silver porringer made by Samuel Vernon 

about 1720. 

128 Two Moravian " communion cups," silver. 

Loaned by Mrs. Charlotte A. Southwick : 

129 Japanese pitcher. 

130 " Roman Ruin," painted on glass. 

131 Picture, " Dinner in the Country." 

132 Sperm Whaling, by Benjamin Russell, New 

Bedford, Mass. 

133 Lowestoft teapot owned by Capt. Jacob 

Almy (Mrs. South wick's grandfather). 

134 Pair of glass candle sticks. 

Loaned by Mrs. Albert Stickney : 

135 Wood cut of Benjamin Franklin. 

136 Print of John Hancock. 

137 Card table candle sticks. 

138 Bell metal skillet with " Newport " on it. 

139 Covered bowl, Chinese, pewter. 

Loaned by Miss Annie Almy Sherman : 

140 Satin skirt, embroidered part of trousseau of 

Elizabeth Moore, wife of William C. 
Coggeshall, about 1770. 

Loaned by P. W. Hourigan : 

141 Silver plated coffee urn with silver trim- 

mings ; Fairfax and Gary coat of arms 
quartered, date about seventeen hundred. 



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142 Silver tray, Fairfax and Gary coat of arms 

quartered, seventeen hundred. 

143 Silver spoons, Fairfax crest, seventeen hun- 

dred. 

Loaned by Mrs. David Pinniger : 

144 Bedspread, made in 18 13. 

145 Blue plate. 

146 Lustre plates. 

147 Tea-pot. 

148 Coffee-pot. 

149 Warming pan. 

150 Gold locket. 

151 Fire bucket. 

152 Candle stick. 

153 Old snuffers. 

154 Old painting, landscape. 

Loaned by Mrs. Alexander McGregor : 

155 Painting, McGregor family. 

156 Oil lamps. 

157 Glass sugar bowl and pitcher, 125 years old. 

Loaned by Mrs. Nicholas Underwood : 

158 Colonial vases. 

Loaned by Miss Bailey : 

159 Old china. 

Loaned by William Ellery Chapter, D. A. R. : 

160 Hair trunk used by William Ellery when he 

went to Philadelphia to sign the Declaration 
of Independence. 



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Loaned by Miss Edith May Tilley : 

i6i Pen and ink sketch of one of the Lees of 
Virginia, signed J. T. 1776. From the 
Frossard Col. John Trumbull collection. 

162 Collection of photographs and engravings, 

George Washington and others. 

Loaned by Mrs. G. B. Coggeshall : 

163 A pair of lustre beer mugs. ^ 

164 A silver lustre tea-pot. 

165 A silver lustre cup and saucer. 

166 A lace lustre pitcher. 

167 A silver lustre pitcher. 

168 A blue and gold pitcher. 

169 One toddy jug. 

170 A pink lustre pitcher. 

171 A gold lustre pitcher with raised flower. 

172 A gold lustre wine cup. 

173 A small Wedgewood pitcher. 

174 A Sunderland pitcher. 

175 A silver lustre sugar bowl. 

176 A silver lustre pepper box. 

177 A gold lustre pepper box. 

178 An oil painting of the Old Stone Mill. 

179 Two engravings of the Friends' meeting 

house. 

180 A dinner plate belonging to O. H. Perry. 

181 A plate belonging to Jane Stuart. 

183 A blue pitcher of the Boston State House. 



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Loaned by Mrs. Lorillard Spencer : 

183 Revolutionary cannon ball dug up on redoubt 

on Halidon Hill. 

Loaned by Miss A. E. King : 

184 Cliintz, part of curtains to bed about 1770. 

Loaned by John W. Burnett: 

185 Silver snuff box, date about 1780. 

Loaned by Mrs. Joseph Rowland : 

186 Small silver pitcher, 1757. 

187 Bon-bon basket, 1776. 

188 Small silver plated pitcher, 1776. 

189 Silver bowl to match, 1776. 

190 Small silver tray, 1775. 

191 Small caddy spoon, 1791. 

192 Small muffineer, 1815. 

193 Silver teaspoon, I. V. 

194 Small muffineer, Alcock and Allen, about 

1810. 

195 Silver teaspoons, Joel Sayer (1778-1818). 

196 Old Colonial chair, mahogany, formerly be- 

longing to the American artist and founder 
of the N. Y. Academy of Design, William 
Dunlap. 

197 St. Memin portrait of Mrs. William Newton 

of Alexandria, Va. 

198 Portrait of Mrs. Mary Barr Ricketts, daugh- 

ter of David Barr, of Delaware. 




ORIGINAL PULPIT AND SOUNDING BOARD OF THE 
OLD SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST CHURCH 



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Loaned by Mrs. Samuel Powel : 

199 Child's tea service, Wedgewood. 

200 Ancient Chinese plate. 

201 Paper weight ; small piece of the Rock of 

Gibraltar. 

202 Tiny blue coffee-pot. 

203 Tea-pot, old Chinese. 

204 Dish cover, memorial china, of George 

Washington. 

205 Silver waiter. 

206 Silver coffee-pot. 

207 Silver feeding boat. 

208 Silver porringer. 

Loaned by Miss Mary E. Powel : 

209 President Andrew Jackson, pencil sketch 

from life. 

210 Photograph of Malbone's miniature "The 

Hours." 

211 Several Rhode Island books. 

Loaned by Miss Martha Codman : 

212 Miniature, portraits of Benjamin Pickman 

and his wife, Anstis Derby. 

Loaned by Hamilton B. Tompkins : 

213 Autograph letter from Benedict Arnold, 

Senior, to his son, Roger Goulding, dated 
Aug. 31, 1674. 

214 Pen and ink sketch. The Jews' Slaughter 

House, Bowen's wharf, Newport, built 
1750, used by the British in the Revolution. 



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Loaned by Hugh Auchincloss : 

215 Old map of Newport. 

Loaned by Elizabeth Swinburne : 

216 Painting, LaFayette's residence, and figures 

from life, by Fisher. 

217 Miniature in ivory, Mrs. H. B. H., by Alvin 

Clark. 

218 Miniature, porcelain, same period, artist un- 

known. 

219 Old English pepperbox. 

220 Old French convent embroidery. 

221 Tray and sugar tongs belonging to General 

Knox. 

222 Musical watch worn by one of Napoleon's 

aids in Russian campaign. 

223 Old shell cameo pin, 

224 Louis Phillipe plates. 

225 George Washington table cover, woven just 

after Revolution, during Presidency. 

Loaned by Mrs. Felix Peckham and Miss Peckham: 
225a Pair of " Flip " glasses. 

226 Pair of cups. Masonic and Rhode Island em- 

blems. 

227 Toy bureau. 

228 Doll. 

229 Collection of old books. 

230 Collection of old almanacs. 

231 The Gentleman's Magazine for Feb., 1769. 



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232 Address of the proceedings of the Pennsyl- 

vania Anti-Masonic Stock Convention, 
held at the Court House in Harrisburg, 
June 25 and 26, 1829. 

233 Order of exercises at Brown University Com- 

mencement, Sept. 2d, 1 81 2. 

234 Order of performance at Baptist Meeting 

House, June 24th, 5814. 

235 Hymns to be sung at Trinity Church on the 

25th of June, A. L. 5810. 

236 Shawl. 

Loaned by Miss Nellie Greenleaf : 

237 Collection of Colonial mirrors. 

Loaned by James Herbert Howard: 

238 One pair of brass camp candlesticks, prop- 

erty of James Howard, private, R. I. Con- 
tinental Foot, Revolutionary War. 

Loaned by T. Suffern Tailer: 

239 Old map of Newport. 

Loaned by Arthur R. Morris: 

240 Washington and family at Mt. Vernon, 

worked in silk by Mrs. Curtis in 1798, at 
the age of 78 years. 

241 Diploma received for above, for art needle 

work, at Massachusetts Charitable Me- 
chanic Association, in Boston, 1887. 

Loaned by Miss Anita Thayer: 

242 Doll's china tea set, brought from Bristol, 

England, to Bristol, R. I., about 80 years 
ago. 



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243 Painted fan inlaid with gold from Bristol 

Waldron family. 

Loaned by Dr. William S. Sherman: 

244 Umbrella with LaFayette's head on handle. 

Made about the time of his second visit to 
America. 

Loaned by Mrs. J. H. Mustard: 

245 Mahogany shaving mirror, with swivel glass, 

75 years old. 

246 Hand carved sewing set, consisting of needle 

case, pin cushion and tape measure, 75 
years old. 

247 Collection of antique back combs, one silver, 

three real tortoise shell. 

248 One pair of antique onyx earrings, 75 years 

old. 

249 Fancy steel purse, 75 years old. 

250 Two cashmere shawls, in use 75 years ago. 

251 Parasol of pink silk with white silk lining, 

embroidered border in wheat and morning 
glory design, frame and tips made of wood; 
inlaid handle. 

252 Hand made apron, embroidered in floral de- 

sign with colored worsted, made 50 years 
ago. 

253 A collection of hand spun linen handker- 

chiefs, hand embroidered, 75 years old. 

254 Old lady's dress cap of real black lace, hand 

made, 75 years old. 

255 Cape of real Limerick Tabour lace, with 

collar. 




LIBRARY OF THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

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256 Collection of hand embroideries. 

257 One pair of hand embroidered cuff frills. 

258 Two hand embroidered round collars in 

elaborate design, showing a combination 
of beautiful stitches. 

259 Small collar, hand worked on net. 

260 Hand made apron, braided in sunflower de- 

sign. 

261 Hand embroidered chemisette and separate 

sleeve sets in floral designs, embroidered 
50 years ago. 

262 Hand embroidered muslin flounce in vintage 

design, started 50 years ago, finished this 
year, 191 1. 

Loaned by Mrs. E. W. Howard: 

263 Silver cup. 

Loaned by Thomas Ives Hare Powel: 

264 Silver porringer. 

265 Two silver coffee spoons. 

Loaned by Benjamin Davis: 

266 Picture worked in silk, Scotland, about 1808. 

Loaned by James M. K. Southwick: 

267 Statuettes, George Washington and Benja- 

min Franklin. 

268 Collection of old pamphlets. 



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